diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
index c1c6fd0b5f..991fd59a89 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using OpenRa.Game.Graphics;
 using OpenRa.Game.Support;
 using System.Drawing;
 using IjwFramework.Types;
+using IjwFramework.Collections;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Game
 {
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		readonly Animation cantBuild;
 
 		readonly List<Pair<Rectangle, string>> buildItems = new List<Pair<Rectangle, string>>();
+		readonly Cache<string, Animation> clockAnimations;
+		readonly List<Sprite> digitSprites;
 
 		public Chrome(Renderer r)
 		{
@@ -28,8 +31,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			chromeRenderer = new SpriteRenderer(renderer, true, renderer.RgbaSpriteShader);
 			buildPaletteRenderer = new SpriteRenderer(renderer, true);
 
-			specialBinSprite = new Sprite(specialBin, new Rectangle(0, 0, 64, 256), TextureChannel.Alpha);
-			moneyBinSprite = new Sprite(specialBin, new Rectangle(128, 0, 384, 64), TextureChannel.Alpha);
+			specialBinSprite = new Sprite(specialBin, new Rectangle(0, 0, 32, 256), TextureChannel.Alpha);
+			moneyBinSprite = new Sprite(specialBin, new Rectangle(512-320, 0, 320, 64), TextureChannel.Alpha);
 
 			sprites = groups
 				.SelectMany(g => Rules.Categories[g])
@@ -40,6 +43,16 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 			cantBuild = new Animation("clock");
 			cantBuild.PlayFetchIndex("idle", () => 0);
+
+			clockAnimations = new Cache<string, Animation>(
+				s => { 
+					var anim = new Animation("clock"); 
+					anim.PlayFetchIndex("idle", ClockAnimFrame(s)); 
+					return anim; 
+				});
+
+			digitSprites = Util.MakeArray(10, a => a)
+				.Select(n => new Sprite(specialBin, new Rectangle(32 + 14 * n, 0, 14, 17), TextureChannel.Alpha)).ToList();
 		}
 
 		public void Draw()
@@ -59,7 +72,15 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			PerfHistory.Render(renderer, Game.worldRenderer.lineRenderer);
 
 			chromeRenderer.DrawSprite(specialBinSprite, float2.Zero, 0);
-			chromeRenderer.DrawSprite(moneyBinSprite, new float2( Game.viewport.Width - 384, 0 ), 0);
+			chromeRenderer.DrawSprite(moneyBinSprite, new float2( Game.viewport.Width - 320, 0 ), 0);
+
+			var moneyDigits = Game.LocalPlayer.Cash.ToString();
+			var x = Game.viewport.Width - 155;
+			foreach( var d in moneyDigits.Reverse() )
+			{
+				chromeRenderer.DrawSprite(digitSprites[d - '0'], new float2(x,6), 0);
+				x -= 14;
+			}
 			chromeRenderer.Flush();
 
 			DrawBuildPalette("Building");
@@ -68,6 +89,17 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		static string[] groups = new string[] { "Building", "Defense", "Vehicle", "Ship", "Infantry", "Plane" };
 		Dictionary<string, Sprite> sprites;
 
+		const int NumClockFrames = 54;
+		Func<int> ClockAnimFrame(string group)
+		{
+			return () =>
+			{
+				var producing = Game.LocalPlayer.Producing(group);
+				if (producing == null) return 0;
+				return (producing.TotalTime - producing.RemainingTime) * NumClockFrames / producing.TotalTime;
+			};
+		}
+
 		void DrawBuildPalette(string queueName)
 		{
 			var buildItem = Game.LocalPlayer.Producing(queueName);
@@ -76,18 +108,22 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 			var buildableItems = Rules.TechTree.BuildableItems(Game.LocalPlayer, queueName).ToArray();
 			var allItems = Rules.TechTree.AllItems(Game.LocalPlayer, queueName)
+				.Where( a => Rules.UnitInfo[a].TechLevel != -1 )
 				.OrderBy( a => Rules.UnitInfo[a].TechLevel );
+
+			var currentItem = Game.LocalPlayer.Producing(queueName);
+
 			foreach (var item in allItems)
 			{
-				if (Rules.UnitInfo[item].TechLevel == -1) continue;
-				var rect = new Rectangle(Game.viewport.Width - (3 - x) * 64 - 20, 32 + 48 * y, 64, 48);
+				var rect = new Rectangle(Game.viewport.Width - (3 - x) * 64 - 10, 40 + 48 * y, 64, 48);
 				buildPaletteRenderer.DrawSprite(sprites[item], Game.viewport.Location + new float2(rect.Location), 0);
 
-				if (!buildableItems.Contains(item))
-				{
-					/* don't have the necessary prereqs! */
+				if (!buildableItems.Contains(item) || (currentItem != null && currentItem.Item != item))
 					buildPaletteRenderer.DrawSprite(cantBuild.Image, Game.viewport.Location + new float2(rect.Location), 0);
-				}
+
+				if (currentItem != null && currentItem.Item == item)
+					buildPaletteRenderer.DrawSprite(clockAnimations[queueName].Image, 
+						Game.viewport.Location + new float2(rect.Location), 0);
 
 				buildItems.Add(Pair.New(rect, item));
 				if (++x == 3) { x = 0; y++; }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
index 1a5dc11e23..14df947dee 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		Dictionary<string, Sprite> sprites = new Dictionary<string,Sprite>();
 		const int spriteWidth = 64, spriteHeight = 48;
 
-		static string[] groups = new string[] { "Building", "Vehicle", "Ship", "Infantry", "Plane" };
+		static string[] groups = new string[] { "Building", "Defense", "Vehicle", "Ship", "Infantry", "Plane" };
 
 		Dictionary<string, Animation> clockAnimations = new Dictionary<string,Animation>();		//group->clockAnimation
 		
diff --git a/bits.psd b/bits.psd
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diff --git a/specialbin.png b/specialbin.png
index 673ca32853..4f00bdce1b 100644
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